Adler's Warbirds

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Aichi M6A1 Seiran
SN: 28

Current Location: National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Washington DC, USA

This was the very last M6A1 built, and is also the only one known to have survived today. Imperial Japanese Navy Lt. Kazuo Akatsuka ferried this Seiran from Fukuyama to Yokosuka where he surrendered it to an American occupation contingent.

 
Kawanishi N1K2-Ja Shiden "George"
SN: UNK

Current Location: National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Washington DC, USA

Little is known of the history of this particular aircraft other than that it came from Omura or Oppama Naval Air Station, Japan, and the fighter arrived stateside aboard the escort carrier "USS Barnes."

 
Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu "Nick"
SN: 4268

Current Location: National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Washington DC, USA

This is the only known surviving Ki-45 left in the world. This was a Mod C. Night Fighter variant. It was part of a group of 145 Japanese aircraft brought to the United States for evaluation aboard the USS Barnes.

 
Mitsubishi A6M5 Reisen "Zeke" "Zero"
SN: 4340

Current Location: National Air and Space Museum, Washington DC, USA

Thi aircraft was captured on Saipan Island in April 1944, and was sent to the United States for evaluation in July. It was evaluated in 1944 at Wright Field, Ohio, and the following year at Eglin Field, Florida. During restoration, technicians discovered several Japanese messages scribed inside the metal skin of the aft fuselage: "Pray for absolute victory"; "Win the air war"; "Devastation of the American and the British"; "New Years Day, 1944." A rivet bucking bar tool and a U. S. Navy flashlight were also discovered inside the left wing.

 
Mitsubishi A6M2B Reisen "Zeke" "Zero"
SN: 5450

Current Location: National Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola, Florida, USA

This aircraft was built at the Nakajima Plant and delivered in November 1942. The aircraft operated from Ballale Airfield, where it was abandoned after sustaining combat damage. The aircraft remained their until it was recovered in 1968.

 
Nakajima J1N1-S Gekko "Irving"
SN: 7334

Current Location: National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Washington DC, USA

This is the only known surviving J1N1 in existence. It was captured on the island of Yokosuka, and brought back to the US for evaluation.

 
Nakajima Kikka
SN: 7337

Current Location: National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Washington DC, USA

There is very little information on this particular aircraft. It is just known that Airframes 3, 4 and 5 were sent to the US for evaluation. This aircraft is incomplete, and appears to have been put together using parts from the other airframes. It however is the only known surviving Kikka in existence today.

 
Yokosuka MXY-7 Model 22 Ohka "Baka"
SN: UNK

Current Location: National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Washington DC, USA

This is the only known example in existence that is powered by a jet engine. It was shipped to the US from Japan around November 1945.

 
Unfortunately that is it for now.

I have seen quite a few more warbirds than this. Including several more B-17's and B-24's. Unfortunately the rest of the pictures are all on regular print photos, and I need to get around to scanning them.

I hope you enjoyed the pictures that I posted however. I am not the best photographer, and without special equipment sometimes it is hard to get a good picture with museum lighting.
 
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